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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 187 · 40 questions
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What you do (Shake till it clumps): 1. Fill the jar only one-third full of fresh cream. 2. Screw the lid on tightly. 3. Shake hard, taking turns, for 10–15 minutes. 4. When lumps form, pour off the buttermilk and rinse the butter in cold water.

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  1. 1.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) a magnet
  2. 2.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) melting butter (c) freezing water (d) dissolving salt
  5. 5.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) how hard we shake (b) the cream temperature (c) the amount of cream (d) time to make butter
  7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) a jar with a tight lid
  9. 9.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  10. 10.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting ice (b) cooking an egg (c) browning lemon ink (d) milk turning to curd
  11. 11.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so it gets hot (c) so air gets out (d) so cream does not spill
  14. 14.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a mirror (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl
  16. 16.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) no butter forms (c) more butter forms (d) it turns to cheese
  17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) fresh cream
  18. 18.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) folding paper (c) cooking an egg (d) melting butter
  19. 19.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) milk turning to curd (c) melting butter (d) browning lemon ink
  20. 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a magnet
  21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to make butter (b) the cream temperature (c) how hard we shake
  22. 22.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a rolling pin (b) a pressure cooker (c) a mathani (churner) (d) a sieve
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) milk turning to curd (c) cooking an egg (d) freezing water
  24. 24.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) freezing water (c) browning lemon ink (d) milk turning to curd
  25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) a jar with a tight lid
  26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same jar (b) the amount of cream (c) how hard we shake (d) the cream temperature
  27. 27.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a timer (c) a bowl (d) a battery cell
  29. 29.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) buttermilk (b) oil (c) vinegar (d) honey
  30. 30.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is magnetic (c) it is heavier (d) it will not break
  32. 32.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  33. 33.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) milk turning to curd (c) rusting iron (d) dissolving salt
  35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) a jar with a tight lid
  37. 37.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  39. 39.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a jar with a tight lid
  2. can be undone
  3. True
  4. rusting iron
  5. False
  6. time to make butter
  7. we change it
  8. a balloon
  9. needed
  10. melting ice
  11. True
  12. False
  13. so cream does not spill
  14. False
  15. a mirror
  16. no butter forms
  17. fresh cream
  18. cooking an egg
  19. melting butter
  20. a magnet
  21. how hard we shake
  22. a mathani (churner)
  23. freezing water
  24. freezing water
  25. a mirror
  26. the cream temperature
  27. not needed
  28. a battery cell
  29. buttermilk
  30. False
  31. it will not break
  32. not needed
  33. can be undone
  34. dissolving salt
  35. False
  36. yeast
  37. needed
  38. we keep it the same
  39. needed
  40. True

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